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Hoya lobbii (IML1524)

J. D. Hooker

Published in Flora of British India 4 54 (1883) by J. D. Hooker. Hoya lobbii originates from India. Hoya lobbii is named after its collector, Thomas Lobb.

Hoya lobbii (IML1524) is a clone with orange flowers. There are others with more red flowers. My experience of this hoya is that it is easy to grow and it flowers on a regular basis. My first cutting of Hoya lobbii flowered immediately after it was rooted. It doesn't need any special attention and it tolerates drought very well. I have

Plant
Leaves: dark green, some silver flecks, 14 cm long, 4 cm wide
Growth habit: shrubby
Flowers
No. in a cluster: 15-20
Size: 2 cm
Colour: orange corolla, dark red corona
Form: recurved
Scent: weak
Nectar: yes a lot 
Lastingness: about 10 days

my plant in the garden room where night temperatures are cooler. The problem I have with this plant is its shrubby growth. It is not practical trying to support it on a trellis and when grown in a hanging basket the stems grow horizontal which makes it require a lot of space. 


The flowers are very nice as the colours are so bright. The scent is weak. When exposed to sunlight the buds and pedicels are covered with red dots. The peduncle is very short (less than a cm). The leaves are glabrous, dark green and have some silver flecks.

 


To the left; the pollinarium which measures 1.5 mm.
 

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